After a lengthy debate, with Democrats and Republicans disagreeing on the intent of a Senate bill to prohibit state courts from applying foreign law, the legislation advanced in the House largely along party lines with a 56-44 vote.

Senate Bill 97, carried by Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, doesn’t specifically mention Sharia law, but it was the only kind of foreign law mentioned during testimony in both the Senate and House judiciary committees.

Sharia law is the religious governance followed by people practicing Islam. Sharia utilizes religious texts to determine divine will. Its implementation varies across the world, with Saudi Arabia adhering to strict punishments like stoning, while in other countries it is most regularly used in personal law such as marriage and divorce.

Democrats said the bill targets Muslims, while Republicans said it simply reinforces the Montana and U.S. constitutions.

By the nature of the opposing laws and philosophies, it is understandable that a bill upholding the Constitution would seem to target radical, Sharia-abiding Islamists. But it says more about which political group is supporting which side. Republicans fight for the Constitution, while Democrats fight to erode it.

Still, upholding Constitutional law does not result in discrimination of other religions. The laws in this country are clear, and Sharia law has no standing in any manner. It seems reasonable to codify such a concept.

Conservatives across the nation have sent a powerful message against Sharia Law. A petition on Stand United has been created, demanding Congress take action against the oppressive legal system. READ MORE

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charleyhog

March 29, 2017 at 4:37 am

these asshole democrats should be asamed of them selves they are sworn to uphold the constitution and the laws that govern the U S A not any other country religeon or power including the U N these assholes should be thrown out of office and never allowed to run for office again and also stripprd of all retirement health care and benefits including special perks (body guards and all staff) maybe they should have to go to a country that has sharia laws and live ther for 10 years (if the last)

We cannot let this stupidity go on for much longer, we must start fighting back before we are overwhelmed! Why do you think these violent liberals keep there faces covered? These Democrats receive high payoffs from middle eastern countries, they don’t care about us! They’ve taken their positions and think it’s royalty, not for the people! You’ve witness the immoral actions under Obama, glorifying homosexuality, transgenders, men in woman’s bathrooms, promotion of racism and the overburden of the working class having to pay highly for health care. We are being destroyed from the inside!

You’ve got it all backwards. I ahree Sharia Law ir any ither foreign law shouldn’t be permitted to be law hete in the USAof course not.

But it is not true Republican or true Democrat values being defined and discussed here!
This is nonsense. Whomever wrote this and many similar lar articles are inciting and provoking our rage .
I will bet you anything that the way that recent vote was discussed did *not* go down as described!!

If I was a betting woman ( and I’m not) I’d bet that somehow in the discussion a Democrat did point out something in the conversation that suggested that something said or done” could sound like we’re targeting Muslims” – or something to that effect!
Both Democrats and Republicans are rather straight/conservative.
Yet I keep hearing about Democrats being Leftist or wanting to be Socialist!
All sleight of hand, power of suggestion and downright provocative statements.
Both sides are being lied to – wise up!

The Democrats are out of touch with reality=we already have a set of laws in place and the constitution (which the Democrats swore to support and defend) =we cannot ever allow or apply foreign laws to anything in this country =if they want sharia law they should go to a country that has it in place !!!

2018 election is a very important one for America they said that they’re going to take over America through our political system we need to elect everyone that has supported our Constitution entirely without politically correctness.

“Democrats said the bill targets Muslims, while Republicans said it simply reinforces the Montana and U.S. constitutions.” Ok here is the way to sort them out
Take all the Democraps who opposed the bill, place them in a Ring (Hail Caesar kind of thing) and let Muslims in to question them. Let Muslim law sort out the correct answers..those answering correctly walk away. Isn’t that a prime demonstration of Sharia law?

I have to say here and now that I really am sick of seeing misleading photos and headlines from so many sites, designed to lure clicks to the site quoted. A photo of Wicked Witch Pelosi erroneously led me to go to the article, only to find that it was representing a vote in Montana, not the US House. It easily relates to the “Fake News” moniker of the liberal news sites. Clean up your act and get honest, or lose credibility that a conservative leaning site has to work doubly hard to win!!!